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Nirvana
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Nirvana reacted to husky1943 in Santa Maria by Pierretessier - Marisstella - 1:60
Howdy Pierre,
It really looks great! I look forward to this one being built!
Ciao for now
Rob
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Nirvana reacted to CDW in Mare Nostrum by Mike Dowling
All looks great so far. Following your build for inspiration.
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Nirvana reacted to Mike Dowling in Chaperon by Blighty - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Weathered and aged - My first build log
That's the general idea, well done!
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Nirvana reacted to Moonbug in Santa Maria by Pierretessier - Marisstella - 1:60
Off to a good start Pierre. This is an interesting kit - looking forward to seeing how she shapes up.
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Nirvana reacted to Blighty in Chaperon by Blighty - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Weathered and aged - My first build log
Crikey Mike, are you suggesting I fill the outhouse with BATTERY HENS?
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Nirvana reacted to Mike Dowling in Chaperon by Blighty - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Weathered and aged - My first build log
Len, it looks smashing, well done. Are you going to swap the little out house you made for the battery for the chicken coop? Then no one would know your secret inside !
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Nirvana reacted to Matt763 in Virginia 1819 by Matt763 - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:41 - First Build
I am getting ready to do the deck planking on the ship and i have been thinking about how i want to do it for a few days now. I found a great article on here (by Ulises Victoria) on deck planking and i am going to be following that. I decided to use 90mm long deck planks on my ship with an every 3 pattern. So i marked up the center line of the boat and drew horizontal lines every 30mm (90mm planks/3).
that is all good and well but now i am starting to ask myself a few other questions. For one, which type of glue should i use for this? I was leaning towards my good old fashioned white glue that i used to plank the entire hull. The problem with it is that i will surely need to clamp down the planks if i do it that way but im not sure how i would even clamp them down. Any suggestions? The CA glue wouldnt have that issue as it dries very fast but im worried about making a mess with that stuff.
Any suggestions will help!
-Matt
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Nirvana reacted to husky1943 in Virginia 1819 by Matt763 - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:41 - First Build
Howdy Matt,
Well, for a first effort, you sure are setting the bar pretty high!! It looks absolutely beautiful. I look forward to your progress!
Ciao for now
Rob
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Nirvana reacted to Matt763 in Virginia 1819 by Matt763 - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:41 - First Build
Thanks for all of the kind words, much appreciated!
After much consideration about how to proceed i decided to use the good old fashioned method of doing some tests. So i did and i found that by applying a thin layer of my white glue and pressing with my fingers, the planks stuck very well and i did not have much of a problem with that at all. I colored the sides of the planks with a pencil and what a difference that makes! the deck planks really pop out i am happy i took the time to do it. I also know there is a debate on whether or not to put the nails on the deck boards but i like the look so i put it in.
Cleaned up and sanded the sides smooth and used a round file to carve out the hole for the mast. Sanded smooth with 800 grit sand paper and i would call the deck done! Just need to now decide how to treat and seal it, which will happen after the hull gets its 2nd layer of planks.
Next up though is installing the bulwarks on the ship and the stern piece and filling the gaps so it sits smooth with the hull.
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Nirvana reacted to Moonbug in Virginia 1819 by Matt763 - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:41 - First Build
Welcome aboard Matt - Nice work thus far. This is a great project to start with because it not only allows for a fair learning curve, but it also offers some good flexibility to either 'enhance' the kit, or just go along straight with the instructions.
Since you've gotten through the planking so cleanly, I'm confident the rest of the build will be a breeze!
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Nirvana reacted to James H in Deleting your own topics and posts
If we empty every 2 months, then it's likely that a member will realise he deleted a topic in that time, unless he only did the day before we empty.
Please remember that that there is a responsibility on members for their own actions too. We have given you the tools and we ask that you use them responsibly and really look at what buttons you're pressing.
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Nirvana reacted to bhermann in Deleting your own topics and posts
Chuck (and the other Administrators too)
Thanks for researching the possibilities on this subject and for presenting the options clearly. I like the option to restore the delete function and appreciate the safety net put in place to protect us from destroying our logs inadvertently. Hopefully the trial period will go well and this will be able to be maintained.
Bob
PS: thanks for pointing out where the preview function moved to. I never thought to look anywhere other than where the button used to be. What can I say, it is hard to shake off old training
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Nirvana reacted to ca.shipwright in Deleting your own topics and posts
OKKKKKKKKKKKKK,
Let's see how this works.
But really could use the preview. This is where I found most of my errors.
Thanks for all that you do
Regards
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Nirvana reacted to Tigersteve in 18th Century Longboat by Nirvana - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:48
Looks great! So, what's the surprise you mentioned?
Steve
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Nirvana reacted to mtaylor in 18th Century Longboat by Nirvana - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:48
Looks fantastic, Per.
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Nirvana got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in 18th Century Longboat by Nirvana - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:48
Another visual update.
There is not left to do.
Tidying up the lines and some touch up painting.
This has been a great journey.
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Nirvana got a reaction from Blighty in 18th Century Longboat by Nirvana - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:48
Oh, I really like the possibility of uploading many pictures at one and the same time.
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Nirvana got a reaction from coxswain in 18th Century Longboat by Nirvana - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:48
Well, I am into rigging and things are coming together.
This is a lot of fun.
I am enjoying it tremendously!
Here are a few pictures I took with my phone.
Not the best but showing what is going on.
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Nirvana got a reaction from coxswain in Chaperon by Blighty - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Weathered and aged - My first build log
That illumination is making the Chaperon coming alive.
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Nirvana reacted to Chuck in Deleting your own topics and posts
There is a preview.....In the editor as you are typing your post.......the very last icon. The one that looks like a piece of paper with a magnifying glass. In fact, just hover over every icon in the editor bar to see what you can do.
Chuck
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Nirvana reacted to mtaylor in Deleting your own topics and posts
I guess the good thing is, that we can only delete topics we start ourselves otherwise mayhem could occur.
Thanks for that delete button for posts. Oh... cool.. I found the delete for PM's.
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Nirvana got a reaction from Canute in 18th Century Longboat by Nirvana - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:48
Not installed yet!
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Nirvana got a reaction from coxswain in 18th Century Longboat by Nirvana - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:48
Another visual update.
There is not left to do.
Tidying up the lines and some touch up painting.
This has been a great journey.
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